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description: A teenager says: «an underground school in a metro? lowkey that slaps.» What is true? Test 8 of lesson 25 «Ukraine: refugees, aid, sanctions and children's lives» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choic
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# Test 8 · Ukraine: refugees, aid, sanctions and children's lives

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A teenager says: «an underground school in a metro? lowkey that slaps.» What is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** teenager, lowkey · **What happens:** say, slap, be · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 of lesson 25 «Ukraine: refugees, aid, sanctions and children's lives» of the politics course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/25-ukraine-refugees-aid-sanctions-and-childrens-lives/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A teenager says: «an underground school in a metro? lowkey that slaps.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:25-ukraine-refugees-aid-sanctions-and-childrens-lives:t8:1
# text = A teenager says: «an underground school in a metro? lowkey that slaps.»
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teenager	teenager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	underground	underground	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	metro	metro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
13	lowkey	lowkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	slaps	slap	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: ask* | present | a teenager |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **slap** *in a quote* | present | lowkey |  |  |  |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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*Sentence 2:* What is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:25-ukraine-refugees-aid-sanctions-and-childrens-lives:t8:2
# text = What is true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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There are no lessons underground

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:25-ukraine-refugees-aid-sanctions-and-childrens-lives:t8:o1:1
# text = There are no lessons underground
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	lessons	lesson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	underground	underground	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | no lessons |  |  | there |  | underground *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It was built for fun, not safety

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:25-ukraine-refugees-aid-sanctions-and-childrens-lives:t8:o2:1
# text = It was built for fun, not safety
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past · passive |  | It |  |  |  | for fun and safety | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Material for fun=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It is there to keep children safe from attacks, not for fun

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:25-ukraine-refugees-aid-sanctions-and-childrens-lives:t8:o3:1
# text = It is there to keep children safe from attacks, not for fun
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	5	expl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	attacks	attack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  | attacks; there |  | for fun; keep, safe *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The trains run right through the classrooms, so pupils can get off at their stop

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:25-ukraine-refugees-aid-sanctions-and-childrens-lives:t8:o4:1
# text = The trains run right through the classrooms, so pupils can get off at their stop
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trains	train	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	right	right	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	classrooms	classroom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
13	off	off	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	stop	stop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | the trains |  |  | the classrooms |  | right *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through classroom=Trajectory |
| 2 | **get off** | can | pupils |  |  | pupils's stop |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **stop** |  | pupils *= pupil* |  |  |  |  |  | nom stop «event transitive»: poss=agent |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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